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The Illawarra Hawks have stunned the Perth Wildcats with an 89-85 win at the Perth Arena.The Hawks took some time to settle into the contest, but Rotnei Clarke and Tim Coenraad got going in offence to lead their side to victory.Clarke finished with a game-high 20 points, while Coenraad, who has averaged less than five points a game this season, finished with 18, including four from long-range.The Hawks did have to withstand a late comeback from the Cats.Having trailed by 13 they got the margin back to four points with five minutes to play.The Hawks gave the home side every chance to pinch the win with some clumsy play in offence but they were unable to make the most of those opportunities.While the Wildcats are known as the best rebounding side in the NBL, the Hawks are not usually as efficient in that area of the game.But the visitors controlled the boards for the most of the contest, finishing with a 30-20 advantage.Andrew Ogilvy led the way with eight defensive boards.A win would have returned Perth to the top of the NBL ladder, but instead they recorded their second loss at home in three outings at the Arena.The Hawks have now claimed victories over both grand finalists from last season, after beating New Zealand last weekend and have won five of their past seven games.The win also broke a 25-game losing streak for the Hawks in Perth, which for coach Rob Beveridge, a former Wildcats coach, said was extra special.Every time we come here, we get reminded of the drought - 11 years or whatever, he said.Its super special because I have been in this building so many times coaching the Wildcats. I have an emotional attachment to the club.Particularly for Rhys Martin, who has been in the League for nine years now, he has never won in Perth.Wildcats coach Trevor Gleeson said he was disappointed not to make the most of their good start.Our teamwork was pretty poor, he said. We didnt play Wildcats basketball.The second quarter was one of the worst quarters Ive seen.I reckon we could pick up five guys from the local gym and theyd play better than what we did in that second quarter. Puma Shoes Australia . Artturi Lehkonen, Joni Nikko and Ville Leskinen had the other goals for Finland (1-0) while Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots. Tim Robin Johnsgard had the lone goal for Norway (0-2). Sale Puma Shoes Australia . 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PITTSBURGH -- As the Detroit Red Wings begin a three-game road trip Saturday against Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena, it almost seems as if for every player in the traveling party, theres one who remains behind because of injury.The latest to get hurt is power forward Justin Abdelkader, who left Thursdays 2-1 overtime loss to Florida. Friday, the Detroit Free Press reported that he will be out at least two weeks because of a sprained medial collateral knee ligament.Detroit has at least one point in five games in a row but has lost three straight as the injuries that are piling up are taking a toll.The guys who come in do a good job, but were mixing and changing the lines, Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg said. We had a good thing going here. We stuck together with the lines for a bit, had some chemistry in a lot of lines, but its hard when guys go down and you have to move around a little bit.Abdelkader, who had four points in six games before he got hurt, had been playing with Frans Nielsen and Luke Glendening. Already out with injuries before he got hurt were goalie Jimmy Howard, forwards Andreas Athanasiou, Darren Helm and Tyler Bertuzzi, and defensemen Alexey Marchenko and Brendan Smith.Its likely all will miss the road trip.The Red Wings also have hurt themselves with penalties, 20 minutes worth over their past two games -- and Abdelkader is one of the teams prime penalty killers.Its going to be long nights if we keep doing that, Niklas Kronwall said. We have to play a lot more disciplined and a lot more mature all over the ice, really.It would likely especially help to avoid putting Pittsburgh on the power play.The Penguins are on the opposite path in terms of injuries -- winger Chris Kunitz and defenseman Deerrick Pouliot appear close to returning from lower-body injuries -- and the recent return of winger Patrik Hornqvist provides a missing dimension on the power play.ddddddddddddHornqvist scored Pittsburghs first five-on-three goal of the season Thursday in a 6-2 win against Dallas after the Penguins went 0-for-16 on the power play over their previous five games.Pittsburgh missed Hornqvists feisty net-front presence while he was out recently for six games because of a concussion.He draws attention there and he competes hard, linemate Sidney Crosby said.Much to the annoyance of opponents. Kunitz plays a similar role, so getting at least one of them back helps.I think its just essential to have that guy thats willing to go there and take a crosscheck and get in the goalies eyes, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. It makes it really hard on our opponents goaltender. Sometimes they may make a positional save but they cant control the rebound, and sometimes opportunity presents itself. (Hornqvist is) one of the best. I think he takes pride in it and creates opportunities for other guys around him.Regardless of who is available for either team, Sullivan sees a similarity in scheme.Its another team that likes to play a speed game, he said of the Red Wings. I expect it to be a fast game at both ends of the rink. Obviously, teams that play a speed game play a pretty good transition game, and Detroits one of those teams.So were going to have to take care of the puck, make sure we make good decisions coming through the neutral zone, force them to have to defend and expend energy having to defend. ' ' '